10.22376/ijpbs.2019.10.1.p1-12 Volume 5 Issue 3 2014 (July- September) lessThan i greaterThan Gymnema sylvestre lessThan /i greaterThan (R.Br.), (Medhasirghi) family: lessThan i greaterThan lessThan /i greaterThan Ascleiadaceae is deciduous seed plant. It is an important medicinal plant which grows wild in the tropical forests of central, western and southern India and in the tropical areas of Africa, Australia and China. It is popularly known as Gurmar. lessThan i greaterThan Gymnema sylvestre lessThan /i greaterThan is a vine-like plant and is considered as herbal remedy for high blood sugar. The important active ingredient of lessThan i greaterThan Gymnema sylvestre lessThan /i greaterThan is an organic acid called "Gymnemic acid". The recent studies have shown that the extract lessThan i greaterThan lessThan /i greaterThan of lessThan i greaterThan Gymnema sylvestre lessThan /i greaterThan is useful in controlling blood sugar to treat type-II diabetes. Chewing the leaves destroys the ability to discriminate the "sweet" taste,. This plant is commonly known as gurmar, medhasirghi or "sugar destroyer.". Floristic study of the erstwhile seven district of chhattisgarh was made by nation botanical research institute, lacknow and identified as lessThan i greaterThan Gymnema sylvestre lessThan /i greaterThan is endangered plant in Chattisgarh SANDIP KUMAR CHANDRAKER Gymnema sylvestre, medicinal plant, diabetes, gurmar. 299-306